Individual Notes
Note for: George Thomas Johns, 1860 - 2 SEP 1931
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Burial: Date: 4 SEP 1931
Place: Karori Cemetery
Individual Note: Details from the "Zealandia" passenger list
Had a relationship with Laura Alberta Martin and had a child George Thomas Martin. Then married Ada Charlotte in 1890
*Marriage Details Date: 1890, Folio No: 2218, Names: George Thomas Johns and Ada Charlotte Banks*
1893 Electoral Roll shows Johns George Thomas, Number: 6538, Electorate: Wellington, Voting Qualification: Residential, Residential Address: Leeds St, Occ: Carter
1898 NZPO shows Johns, George T., 22 Victoria Place, Wellington
*Death Details Date: 1931, Folio No: 2639, Area: Wellington, September quarter*
Karori Cemetery Record shows Date: 4/9/1931, Name: Johns, George Thomas, Address: 34 Verviers St, Occ: Driver, Aged: 71, Plot: Karori 58 Z Public2, Buried with Ada Charlotte Johns(wife)
The Evening Post 3rd September 1931 shows
Johns - On 2nd September, 1931, at the Wellington Hospital, George Thomas, dearly loved husband of Ada Charlotte Johns, 34 Verviers Street, Karori: Aged 71 years
Wooden Plaque reads
George Thomas
Died 2nd September 1931?
Aged 71 years
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Ada Charlotte
?d 29th Jan ?
Aged 8?
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Edward Albert
Died 14 Jan 1965?
Aged 62 years
(Faded and very hard to read)
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Ann Johns, 1864 - 24 OCT 1901
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Burial: Date: 28 OCT 1901
Place: Karori Cemetery
Individual Note: Details from the "Zealandia" passenger list
2nd Name from Marriage Folio
*Marriage Details Date: 1885, Folio No: 2240*
1893 Electoral Roll shows Mary Parker, Number: 9943, Electorate: Wellington, Voting Qualification: Residential, Residential Address: Tory St, Occ: Housewife
Karori Cemetery Records show Mary Ann Parker, Date of Burial: 28/10/1901, Aged: 38 years, Address: Devon Street, Minister: Rev. Oliver, Funeral Director: E. J. Morris, Plot Number: 208 I
The Evening Post 26 October 1901 shows
Parker - On 26th October, at the residence of her mother, Devon street, Mary Ann, the beloved wife of G. J. C. Parker, Regent Street, Petone, aged 38 years. A loving wife and fond mother
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Funeral Notice
The Friends of Mr. George Parker are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late Wife, Mary Ann, which will leave the residence of her mother, Mrs. W. Johns, Devon street, off Aro street, on Monday, 28th October, 1901, at 1.40 p.m., for Karori Cemetery.
E. Morris, Jun.,
Sanitary Undertaker
Tel, 937 10, Taranaki street
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P.A.F.S. of Australiasia
John Knox Lodge, No. 50
The Members of the above Lodge are requested to attend the Funeral of the late Mrs. George C. Parker, which will leave the residence of her mother, Mrs. Johns, Devon street, on Monday, at 1.40 p.m., for Karori Cemetery.
J. McLachlan, Secretary
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary Jorgensen, 13 NOV 1902 - 20 NOV 1972
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Burial: Date: 23 NOV 1972
Place: Karori Lawn Cemetery
Individual Note: *Located a Birth Record for a Mary Yorgensen, in South Shields, Dec 1902, Vol 10a, page 880*
Birth Certificate shows Registered District South Shields, 1902 Birth in Sub District South Shields in the Counties of Durham and South Shields. C.B
When and Where: 13/11/1902, 20 Albany Street, South Shields, Mary, Father: Charles Lourits Louis Yorgensen, Occ: Fish Dealer, Mother Margaret Beckwith Yorgensen formerly Robson
1925 Nelson General Roll shows Jorgensen Mary, Tipahi Street, Nelson, Spinster
1931 Nelson General Roll shows Jorgensen Mary, Tipahi Street, Nelson, Spinster
1935 Nelson General Roll shows Jorgensen Mary, 5 South Street, Nelson, Spinster
*Marriage Details Date: 1938, Folio No: 8438*
Marriage Certificate shows When and Where: 5/9/1938, Registrar's Office, Wellington, James Thorpe Pye, Aged: 31, Occ: Driver, Divorced Decree Absolute, 25/8/1938, Birthplace: Wellington, Residence: Present: Wellington, Usual: Wellington, Father: Richard Charles Pye, Occ: Driver, Mother: Theresa Pye nee Thorpe, Mary Jorgensen, Aged: 29, Occ: None Listed, Spinster, Birthplace: South Shields, England, Residence: Usual: Wellington, Present: Wellington, Father: Charles Lauritz Louis Hector Jorgensen, Occ: Market Gardener, Mother: Margaret Jane Jorgensen nee Robson, Witnesses: T V Durrant, 22 Herald St, Wellington, Married, T A Durrant, 22 Herald St, Wellington, Tramway Motorman
1954 Island Bay General Roll shows Pye, Mary, 8 Somerset Ave., Married, Wellington South
*Death Details Date: 1972, Aged 70, Area: Wellington, Folio No: 2 24865*
Karori Cemetery Record shows Name: Pye, Mary, Plot: Karori 18W Lawn, Deed: 1095, Date Buried: 23/11/1972, Aged: 70, Address: 50 Ellesmere Ave, Miramar, Occupation: Home Duties, Buried with James Thorpe Pye(husband)
The Evening Post 21st November 1972 shows
Pye, Mary - On November 20, 1972, at Wellington Hospital, beloved wife of the late Jim, and beloved mother of Jamie and Margaret (Mrs Watson), loved mother-in-law of Gael and Jim, and loved nana of Jimmy, Elsa, Jan, David, Carolyn, Sarah and Grant. Messages to 50 Ellesmere Avenue, Miramar. A service will be held in The Wilson Funeral Home, John Street, at 11am, Thursday, November 23, 1972, and thereafter at the Karori Cemetery. Robert H Wilson and Sons Ltd
Headstone Reads
James Thorpe Pye
Died 8th Oct 1960
Aged 53 years
and his beloved wife
Mary
Died 20th Nov 1972
James Charles Pye (Jamie) memories of his mum, Mary Pye nee Jorgensen
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Mary settled with her parent in Nelson and Jamie remembers her living in a house with a grape orchid in glass houses out the back. Jamie is pretty sure that they owned the grape orchid. Jamie remembers two brothers Little John and Big John (one would be John Paul Robson Jorgensen, the other he is unsure who it was?) and two sisters Elsa and Edie. Jamie remembers visiting the old homestead and the grapes. He thinks Little John lived in the house there and worked at the Nelson central Hotel as a kitchen hand, he wasn't sure if he was married. Big John lived in Auckland and had two sons. Elsa never married and Edie married Harry Nesbit (Henry Robert Nesbit) and lived in Nelson. They had a daughter who had twins. There was a cousin called Estelle who stayed with Mary and got married to a motorbike rider in the late 50s. They skittered to Taupo where they ran a fish and chip shop at the start of the Taupo/Napier Highway. Gael Pye nee Stewart and Jamie called in to the fish and chips shop in the early 60s but it was closed.
Mary's religion didn't allow her to watch TV or drink. Jamie gave her a TV when his children were young which she said she didn't watch and she hid it in her wardrobe, but she brought it out for the grandchildren to watch. Elsa Kelly nee Pye remembers as a child watching it in the bedroom behind the garage.
Mary would watch Coronation Street when the grandchildren came around and then she became addicted and would watch it at other times too